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151 in the House have signed the Schakowsky letter commending the Iran framework agreement and supporting continued talks to bring about a final deal! This is huge. Of the 151 signers, 146 are voting members, enough to uphold a presidential veto of any legislation Republicans might try to pass to sabotage a deal. That includes any attempt to block President Obama from waiving sanctions after a deal has been concluded, which is what Republicans have been trying to do with such legislation as the Corker-Menendez bill. Find out whether your Rep signed >

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This factsheet addresses issues surrounding the series of Palestinian protest villages that have been established every weekend for the last few weeks. The factsheet is broken into three sections, each with a few facts. Get the facts >

We currently have four web counters: one that tracks the Haitian cholera epidemic, one that tracks the numbers of US troops in Afghanistan, one that compares US troop deaths in Afghanistan under President Bush and President Obama, and one that estimates the number of Iraqi civilians who have died since the US-led invasion. Check out our counters >